240 Trees Fallen Not Due to NParks' Skiving Woh!

[makapaaa]

Jul 21, 2010

240 mishaps last month

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Over the years, he said the NParks has effectively reduced the number of fallen trees by close to 70 per cent - from about 3,100 cases in 2000 to about 1,000 last year. -- ST PHOTO: RAJ NADARAJAN

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THERE were 240 incidents involving trees or branches which fell last month, largely due to bad weather.
The figure is more than double that of the 90 incidents during the same month last year.
National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan gave the figures in a written reply on Monday to Mr Baey Yam Keng, an MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, adding that 'forces of nature' such as the weather were beyond the control of the National Parks Board (NParks).
Mr Baey had asked how the ministry planned to minimise future disruptions after a spate of incidents.
In his reply, Mr Mah said: 'Wind forces and sodden soil due to heavy rain... can weaken the stability of trees... and cause them to be uprooted.'
He added that NParks is reviewing its tree management programme and is exploring new technology to better assess the condition of trees.

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Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of the Straits Times.

 

[wahlaneh]

wahlaneh...
heard 1 taxi uncle cowpeh cowboo: "they keep on digging n building no more space for tree roots to grow deep n spread out ofcoz will drop lah. knnbccb!"

 

[johnny333]

wahlaneh...
heard 1 taxi uncle cowpeh cowboo: "they keep on digging n building no more space for tree roots to grow deep n spread out ofcoz will drop lah. knnbccb!"

Also see them uproot & replant trees like nobodies business :(

Reminds me of "new" citizens being planted in Spore. The roots haven't had time to grow deep & may not go far when its time to relocate again

 

[halsey02]

Also see them uproot & replant trees like nobodies business :(

Reminds me of "new" citizens being planted in Spore. The roots haven't had time to grow deep & may not go far when its time to relocate again

Nparks will say, they did not know that trees have roots, branches, trunks & leaves & they need soild to secure their roots...:p By theway, the jobs are all outsourced....all they need to do is to terminate the contractor that did not secure the trees, maintain etc...and give show you the SOP....they don't need to do checking & collect fat salaries...and play taichi